Lubricator.



No. 783,753. PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905. E. J. MOUGETTE. LUBRIGATOR.APPLICATION FILED APR. 30. 1904.

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I PATENTED PEB. 28, 1905. E. J. MOUGETTE.

LUBRICATOR.

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Patented February 21E, 1905.

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EMIL J. MOUGE'ITE, Uli CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,753, dated Februar y28, 1905.

Application filed April 30, 1904. Serial No. 205,776.

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lBe it known that LEMIL J'.-MoUo n'rfrn, a citizen o1 the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ol illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Luln-icator, ol which the following is aspeciiication.

This invention relates generally to lubricators, and particularly tothat class adapted ilor oiling loose pulleys and line and countershafts. f

The object o1 the invention is in a ready, simple,thoroughlye1'licient,and practical manner and without waste oi the lubricant toeli- Alect oiling oil. a loose pulley or shaft or a series of suchpulleys or shafts from the lloor while such parts are running.

lith the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the natureolI the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and combination oi parts of a lubricator, as will behereinafter 'fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiication, andin which like characters of reference indicate correspond ing parts,there are illustrated two forms ot' embodiment of the invention eachcapable of carrying the same into practical operation, it beingunderstood that the elements therein exhibited may be varied or changedas to shape, proportion, and exact manner oi' assemblage withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof.

ln the drawings, Figure l is a view in side elevation of a lubricatorconstructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a Viewin vertical section. Fig. 8 is a detail sectional View showing thesight-gage combined with the oil-cup. Fig. t is a face View of theoil-distributer. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the oil-conveyer. Fig. (iisa similar view ofthe oil-receiver. Fig. 7 is z. detail view of aslightly-modified form oil lu* bricator. Fig. 8 is a view in sideelevation, exhibiting a lubricator in which a plurality oi vaives arecombined. `Fig. 9 is a top plan view of Fig. 8. Fig. l0 is a detail viewof a modified form of gage that may be employed. l The lubricator ot'the present invention is designed as an improvement upon one 'For whichl secured ALetters latentoi` the United States, dated .lune 9, 1903, No. 7 30,7 8-1.

'.lhe novelty o l the present invention resides` in certain improvementsin the oil-cup and in certain novel Vfeatures ot the means lorreceiving, conveying', and listributing the oil to the parts to belubricated.

ln the drawings, l designates the oil-cup, comprising a receivingehamber2 and a distributing-chamber 3. The recciving-chamber is provided at itslower portion with a valveseat Li, the lower iaceol which projectsbelowthe bottom ol the chamber and is externally threaded lor engagement by anut 5, designed to clamp an l..-shaped arm t' against the cupbottoni,the said arm being adapted to sustain the cup and is to be secured toany suitable overhead support, as to a hanger 6. In adthrough which andthe arm passes a bolt 8, carrying at its lower end a nut 9 to secure thebolt in position, the said bolt operating positively to prevent anyrotary movement et the cup. The lower projecting portion o'll thevalve-seat carries a socket-nut 10, which is provided Vfor the purposeof clamping a nip* ple l1 against the under side otl the seat, thenipple having combined with ita pipe or conduit 12, which leads tothelubricating device presently to be described.

lho valve-stem 1 is tubular and carries near its lower end a pair ol.3cone-shaped valves let and 15, the apices ol' which oppose each otherand are held spaced the proper distance apart by' a tubular bushing 11i,having guidewings'17, a nut 18, screwed ontethelower ond of thevalve-stem, serving to clamp the two valves in proper operative relationwith each other upon the stein. The bore 19 ot' thestem opens outwardbeneath the upper valve 111 and is provided Ytor the purpose ot' ventingthe cup and insure proper escape el5 the oil. rl `he upper end ot' thevalve-stem carries a coiled spring 20, which is adalitrnl to bear uponthe top ol" the cup and upon the under side ol' a dition the cup isprovided with an ear 7,

nut 21, which serves to prevent disconnectimi fulcrumed upon a ball 23,slidably mounted upon the hanger 6" and held in any desired positionthereon by a bolt 24. The object for thus supporting the ball on thehanger is to permit of such adjustment of the lever 22 with relation tothe valve-stem as may be necesi sary. In order to cause the lever toimpinge f the top of the valve-stem in a position at right angles to itslength, thus to obviate any tendency of lateral pressure which mightcause the stem to bind in the cup, the lever is provided with an upcurve25 adjacent toits fulerum` which will cause it normallyT to occupy aposition slightly at an angle to the long diameter of the stem. Upondepressionof the valve-stem a charge of oil escapes to thedistributing-chamber, whence it passes through the pipe 12 to the partto be lubricated. The top of the cup is provided with an Oil-feedopeningl 26, which is normally covered by a pivoted plate 26, swiveledupon the center of the top of the cup.

In order to determine when the cup needs refilling, the latter isprovided with a sightgage 27, consisting of a strip of glass seated in arecess in one side of the cup, escape of oil around the gag'e beingprevented by the employment of a packing` 28, which is firmly clampedagainst the cup and the gage by a clamp-plate 29, riveted or otherwisesecured t0 the cup, the said plate being' provided with an openingthrough which the glass will be seen. The gage will extend from near thetop to a point near the bottom of the cup, thus to enable an attendantalways to ascertain the amount of oil contained therein.

In lieu of the sight-gage above described an ordinary float-gage, asshown in Fig. 10, may be employed, which comprises a cork fioat 29L anda shank or stem 29". The shank or stem will project through an openingin the top of the oil-cup, and by observing it the operator caln tellwhen the cup needs replenishing with o1 The lubricator comprises threedisks 30, 31, and 32, constituting, respectively, an oil-distributer, anoil-conveyer, and an oil-receiver, and a collar 33 for holding the disksproperly as sembled with relation to each other and for preventing' thepulley 34 from having too great play upon its shaft 35. Theoil-distributer 30 is secured to the hub 36 of the pulley in anypreferred manner, as by screws or pins 37, and is provided with afin orcurved fiange 38, which projects laterally from one of its faces,

and with two orifices 39, disposed adjacent to the terminals of thefins. The orifices are obliquel y disposed with relation to theperiphery of the oil-distributer and serve to cond uct the lubricant tothe pulley-hub and thence to the shaft, the orifices on the fin-carryingside of the oil-distributer having channels or ways 40 leading theretofor the purpose of assisting the oil in entering the orifices. Inpractice but one of these orifices will be used at a time, according towhich way the pulley may be running, the other one being closed by awooden plug or other suitable closure when not in use. The lin 3S isdesigned to engage a circular groove or recess 41, formed in the face ofthe oil-conveyer 31, and communicating with the groove 41 is a tube 42,which projects beyondthe face of the oil-conveyer 31 opposite the groove41 and enters an orifice in the oil-receiver 32, the end of the tube 42being provided with an oval orifice 43, into which projects the pipe 12,leading from the oil-cup. The collar 33 is clamped to the shaft by aset-screw 44 and turns at all times therewith, and the oil -distributer30, as above stated, is secured to the hub of the pulley and turns atall times therewith; but the oil-conveyer 31 and oil-receiver 32 aresupported by the bail or yoke 45 of the hanger 6, the arms of which inthis instance straddle the oil-receiver 32 and are secured byoppositely-alined bolts 46 thereto. The oil-receiver A32 is p rovidedwith a hollow cylindrical extension 45, which operates to house theoil-distributer and the oil-conveyer, and thus protect them from injuryand from becoming' foul with dirt or dust. Of course it is to beunderstood that the collar 33 will not engage the oil-receiver 32 withany such degree of frictional contact as will tend to strain theyoke-arms. In order to hold the oil-conveyer and oil-receiver againstany rotary movement relatively to each other, the oil-conveyer 31 isprovided with a plurality of threaded sockets which are engaged bylaterally-j;u ojeeting threaded pins 47, that engage alined sockets 32ain the oil-receiver, and to hold the oil-conveyer and oil-receiveragainst the collar and the oildistributer springs 48 are employed, whichare seated in alined sockets 48a in the opposing faces of theoil-conveyer and oil-receiver. Of the pins 47 there may be any desirednumbergin this instance twoand of the springs there are employed in thisinstance four; but it is to be understood that the number of theseelements may be changed and still be within the scope of the invention.

The operation of the apparatus thus far described is as follows: Thenthe lever 22 is pulled down, a charge of oil passes from the cup to thedistributing-chamber 3, thence through the pipe 12 to the tube 42, andthence to the groove 41 of the oil-conveyer. As oil enters this grooveit is gathered up by the lin 38 and is forced through one of theorifices 39 down to the pulley-hub and thence to the shaft. Of course itis to be understood that a succession of charges of oil may be suppliedto the pulley by drawing down several times upon the lever 21.

In the form of embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 7 there isprovided a collar or shell 49, which is held upon a shaft 50 and inproper spaced relation with regard to the pulley-hub 51 by a collar52,which is held against movement upon the shaft by a set-screw IOO Theshell 49 is provided with a lange 5a,

which extends parallel with the shaft and slightly overhaugs thepulley-hub, and secured to this flange is a brassl ring or aunulus 55,which held properly combined with the 'flange through the medium of pins56, carried by the ringl and projected through lateral slots in theflange 54. To hold the ring in engagement with the face of thepulley-hub, a plural ity of coiled spri ngs 58 are employed, which bearagainst the ring and are seated in sockets 59, formed in the shell. ,lheoil from the pipe '12 enters a tube (i0, seated in a longitudinal socketin the shell and having a screwthreaded connection with the ring 55, thehub in this instance being provided with a [in 6l, corresponding to the[in 38, and which engages a groove GQ, arranged in the Vface of the ring55, and with a discharge-duct GQ", which the oil is `fed tothe shaft.The shell is held against rotation through the medium of a yoke similarto that described, ,ln the operation of this Yform of apparatus the lin6l forces the oil escaping to the groove 6'2 past the opening in thetube 60 and into the duct (32", where it is distributed by the speed ofrotation of the pulley.

ln Figs. 8 and i) there is illustrated a modi- [ied form of lubricator,in which provision is made for lubricating a series of bearings Vfromone cup. rl`he device consists of an oil-cup (53, preferably oval inshape, with the bottom portion of which will be combined a plm'ality ofcontrolling-valves, the same as those shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The means`'for operating the valves, however, is slightly different from thatshown in the above-named figures. lnstead of employing the levers, asshown in the said figures, a plurality of rods 6a are used, the upperends of which are bent at an angle to their length and are placed uponthe valvestems and bear upon the springs thereofI and are held thereonby nuts 65. lhe lower ends of the rods have connected with them ropes orchains 66, by which the rods may be depressed, thus to effect opening'of the valves. The top of the cup is provided with a filling-opening',which is normally closed by a cover 67.

lt will be seen 'from the `foregoing description that although thedevices shown in this invention are exceiritionally simple ofconstruction they will be found thoroughly eilieient and durable in useand may be relied upon for doing positive work under all conditions.

llaving thus 'fully described the invention, what is claimed is- Vl. .lna lubricator, the combination with a shaft, of a stationaryoil-distrilmter and an oil-conveyer provided with an oil-receivinggroove, and a revoluble distributor having a part to engage the grooveto remove the oil therefrom and provided with means for distributing theoil.

2. ln a lubricator, the combination with a th rough l shaft, of a collarsecured thereon, an oil-receiver stationary on the collar, means forsup- 1 plying oil in measured quantities to the re- 1 ceiver, anoil-conveyor and a revoluble oildistributer. and means for removing theoil from the distributer to the part to be lubricated.

3. ln a lubricator, the combination with a shaft, of a collar securedthereon, an oil-receiver and an oil-conveyor stationary on the collar,an oil-distributor mounted Vfor rotation upon the collar, means Aforfeeding the oil 'from the receiver to the conveyer, and means forfeeding the oil from the conveyor to the distributor.

LL. ln a lubricator, the combination with a shaft, of a collar securedthereon, an oil-re ceiver and an oil-convcyer stationary upon thecollar, an oil-distributor loose upon the collar, and means forsupplying' oil from the receiver to the distribute-r.

A lubricator comrn'ising an oil-receiver and an oil-conveyor yieldablyconnected, and an oil-distributer adapted for rotation against theconveyor.

G. A lubricator comprising' a cap-like oilreceiver, an oil-conveyor andan oil-distributer housed within the receiver, and means Vfor supplyingl oil to the receiver.

7. A lubricator comprising a cap-like oilreceiver, an oil-conveyoryieldably connected therewith, and an oil-distributor cooperating withthe conveyor, the oil-distributor and oilconveyor being housed withinthe receiver.

8. VIn alubricator, the combination 'of an oil receiver and anoil-conveyer, the opposed :faces ol' which are provided with sockets,and the outer face of the oil-conveyer being provided with a circulargroove, springs and pins seated in the sockets, means for supplying oilto the receiver, means for feeding the oil from the receiver to thegroove in the conveyor, and a revoluble oil-distributor having' a lin toengage the groove in the convcyer to remove the oil therefrom and ducts:for distributing the oil to the part to be lubricated.

S). In a lubricator, the combination with a a sleeve, an oil-receiverand an oil-conveyer loosely mounted upon the sleeve, the opposed facesofwhich are provided with sockets and the outer face of the oil-conveyerbeing provided with a circular groove, pins mounted in certain of thesockets 'for holding the receiver and convcyer against rotation withrelation to each other, an oil-distributer provided with a lin to engagethe groove within the eonveyer and with distributing-ducts,springsmounted in the remaining sockets vfor holdii'ig the receiver andconveyor against the collar and with the receiver, and a duct 'forfeeding the veyer.

lo. ln a lubricator, the combinatlon with an distributer, an oil-supplypipe connecting` oil from the receiver to the groove in the conshaft, acollar `fast thereon and provided with ige oil-cu-phaving its lowerportion provided with an oil-chamber, and a double-valve seat andprovided intermediate of its ends with wings, a double valve to engagethe seats, a hollow stem to which the valves are secured, the upper endof the stern being projected above the top of the cup, a spring mounted.upon the projecting end, means for holding the spring against separationfrom the saine, and a lever. disposed to engage the stem and depress it.

1l. In a lubricator, an oil-cup carrying at its lower side a pluralit57of extensions constituting oil-chambers, a double-acting valve my own Ihave hereto aliXed my signature in 2O the presence of two witnesses.

EMIL J MOUGETTE.-

IVitnesses:

ANDREW BAUMGAPJNEP., F. AUGUST REICH.

